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20 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

"School Of Fear" review

Everyone is afraid of something. But these kids aren't just afraid of things: they're TERRIFIED of them. Madeline Masterson has arachnophobia, or a fear of spiders. She never goes anywhere without her veil or her insect repellent. Theo Bartholomew has thanatophobia, or ...

Everyone is afraid of something. But these kids aren't just afraid of things: they're TERRIFIED of them. Madeline Masterson has arachnophobia, or a fear of spiders. She never goes anywhere without her veil or her insect repellent. Theo Bartholomew has thanatophobia, or a fear of death, causing him to think almost everything is a safety hazard. Lulu Punchalower has claustrophobia, or a fear of confined spaces. She will do anything not to go in elevators, or tunnels. Garrison Feldman has aquaphobia, or fear of water. He will collapse if he even goes near a lake or river. These four unlikely friends are all sent to the prestigious School of Fear that will supposedly cure their phobias. Trapped in the eerie school, the kids must learn to face their fears before they find out how scary they really are. This book is an intriguing novel about four kids who must overcome their fears, but it has a twist. Full of surprises and a little suspense, "School of Fear" is a good read for kids nine and over. It's also for those of you that use AR at your schools because it's nine points. The bottom line: good. May read again

posted by ultimatepercyfan on April 13, 2011

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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Pretty good read

My students liked it but much of the language was above their level. A bit wordy but cute.

posted by Anonymous on February 2, 2011

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School Of Fear Book Review

This story takes place in Massachusetts 2008. This story is about the adventure of four children, Madeline, Lulu, Garrison and Theo. All of these children have a specific fear. Madeline is afraid of bugs especially spiders, Lulu is afraid of confined spaces, Theodore is afraid of death, and Garrison is afraid of deep waters. Due to the cause of these childrens' horrors, they have been sent to School of Fear for the summer. When they get to this school they meet Mrs.Wellingon the former beauty queen who is obsessed with appearance who is also the owner and runner of the school, and Schimidty the housekeeper. As the school days go by, the children feel that they will never be able to conquer their fears since all they had been learning is beauty techniques. One day Maunchauser, Wellington's lawyer arrives by surprise. He mentions Mrs..Wellingtons one fear and she gets very very angry. Later in the day she dies, she leaves her house and enormous fourtne to her beloved dog, Mac. Maunchauser captures the dog and Schimidty leaves his trust in the children to try and get Mac back. Will they fail? Can they succeed?

There are three positives and three negatives I had on this book. One positive I had is that the characters in this book are all very different and unique which makes it interesting on all of their points of view. Another positive I had on his book was it was very unexpected and surprising in some parts of the book. My last positive I had on this book was that it took place in Massachusetts which is the state I live in. While I was writing I always considered if I knew where the characters were. One negative I had on this book was that sometimes parts can get confusing. I wouldn't recommend this to children under 10 years old. Another negative I had on this book was that some parts you can expect what will happen in the book. My last negative that I had on this book was that parts in this book can get dull. The middle of the book was very boring to me. Those are several positives and negatives that I had on this book.

The writing style of the author is very unique. Mrs. Daneshvari uses a mix of slang and proper language in this book. Mostly she uses slang when the kid characters are talking in this book. Gitty tells this story in second person. I like it better this way because you can get all parts of the story from every character in the book this way to me. In this story the author has a mix of short and complex vocabulary as well.There are many reasons why I do and don't recommend this book. One reason I recommend this book is because it can keep you reading for hours. Another reason why I do recommend this book is because you can get an unexpected surprise in almost every chapter in this book. One reason why i do not recommend this book is because
some parts in the book can get a little daft.

Some similar novels to this book are The Mysterious Benidict Society, The Door to Time, and Princess Academy. Some books I recommend are No Talking, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and The Outsiders.

11 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted April 29, 2013

School of Fear

Amazingly well-written, this book tells an interesting story about people with weird fears that try to overcome them. There is a major twist at the end. The book didn't disappoint me one bit and I couldn't put it down! It is written in what I would call "old-fashion" language, but fictionally taking place not too long ago. Readers ranging in ages 11-adult would enjoy this book very much. I think it would be a great read- aloud book for your son or daughter, also.

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted June 23, 2013

Bananas

Love this book read it a thousand times. You should get this because its sooo good. And if you have already read this you should read the 2nd one, School Of Fear class is not dissmissed, Then read the last one, School Of Fear the final exam.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted May 19, 2012

Wow

This book seems amazing i have read all the reviews and it's sounds so good!!!! It is cool how there is not one bad review. The reason I found this book is because imy Bff told me about it and she was like Read it so i said ok and now it is added to my wislist. I am exicted to read this. Also my Bff is on her last book so she said this is such a good series so i read it. Now i am exicted to read this. Finally, you should read this book to if you are looking for a great kids book. Hope you take my advice.From,Reviewer<3

5 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted April 10, 2012

Shool of Fear

A gripping book that caucht my attention. It's really good and I love it

5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted February 18, 2013

Mrs. Wellington

Love it! There are strange twists at the end. Spoiler Alert: It is a two summer contract. One more term..... Btw, Macaroni is possibly the fattest dog ever known to dogkind

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted January 28, 2013

School of Fear Series

I LOVE this series. These kids are hilariously terrified of things. Whenever Madeleine says something I always do my "English" accent and then match the others voices to their personality. But anyway this book is soo interesting. There is never a dull moment in the house with Mrs.Wellington around.Gitty Danshvari, I love you for writing this series. Dont make the series stop at The final Exam. WRITE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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BSeeg

Posted September 18, 2009

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Awesome Characters

My 10 year old LOVED this book. The characters were great. He liked the different phobias. He loved the plot and hopes there is another book in the series.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted August 25, 2014

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

I love this book!!!!! You should definitely read it!! In fact read the whole series. There are 3 books: School of fear, School of Fear 2, and School of Fear 3 Class Dismissed! I read all of them in 7th grade but I reccommend it for 6th graders and above. There are some high vocabulary words so wouldn't really reccommend it to anything lower than that. Anyway, I DEFINITELY reccommend this book and it is also suprisingly funny in some parts!

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted January 8, 2012

One of the best nook books i have ever read

Although there are parents that this book is wierd and innapropriate, think again this book is not innapropriate and is kid friendly.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted February 4, 2015

I have this.

I have this book at home. It is very good. I loved it. I will read it all day. I am on the last chapter which is really good. They enter the scary castle and they have to live there. They got rid of their teacher and the teacher casts a spell on them so they have to live there and they didn't know that their little sister was coming along so they have to work together to find their way out. They didn't like to have their sister around so they had a hard time trying to figure out how to get out. Uh oh I said too much. I gotta finish my test before they find me texting on here. LATER ALLIGATER!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted January 30, 2015

Sweet!

I really liked this book!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted May 14, 2012

phobias : awsome

Ok

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted November 12, 2014

Sampuckett to hi

Its not scary the cover looks scary but its not read the sample if you dare to try it

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Anonymous

Posted March 16, 2014

Never read it??

The cover reminds me of the "Incorrigable Children of Ashton Place."

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Anonymous

Posted March 22, 2014

Alex

Okay?

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Anonymous

Posted March 13, 2014

Kduslijdksid

So funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny

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Anonymous

Posted March 8, 2014

Dah fuq

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Anonymous

Posted March 24, 2014

Crystal maria

Yea bye

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Anonymous

Posted March 8, 2014

Anna

Bye

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